Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons

By: Suzanne King

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 1,949

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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After years of protests and a hard-won court battle, anti-nuclear activists in Kansas City will get a chance this week to tell the federal government why they oppose a plan to ramp up production of plutonium pits — the bowling-ball-sized cores of nuclear weapons.

The National Nuclear Security Administration, a division of the Department of Energy, will hold a public hearing in Kansas City on May 7 to collect feedback on its report …

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